BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

VMOTO CUX

Electric Class 2
#2411 of 5426 overall #2 of 4 VMOTOs #1507 of 2787 other bikes
85.3%
first-time pass rate
8.2%
failed outright
1,479
median miles at test
319
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The CUX's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2023 (85.7% → 86.4%).

84%86%87%2023: 85.7% pass (63 tests)2024: 85.0% pass (100 tests)2025: 86.4% pass (132 tests)20232025

What fails on a CUX

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
19 47.5
brakes
14 35
suspension
4 10
Identification of the vehicle
1 2.5
steering
1 2.5
structure and attachments
1 2.5

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the CUX beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (BMW R1200, KAWASAKI ZX-6R, BMW R1150).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the CUX.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2021 (88.4% pass). Weakest: 2019 (81.8%).

80%85%90%2019: 81.8% pass (77 tests)2020: 85.7% pass (91 tests)2021: 88.4% pass (95 tests)2022: 83.9% pass (56 tests)201920212022

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.